Iraq Limits Solo Pilgrimage Visas for Men Under 50 Iraq has announced new rules for pilgrims traveling to its holy sites. According to Muhammad Umar Butt, spokesperson for the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, men under the age of 50 will no longer be granted pilgrimage visas if traveling alone. However, men in […]
Tragic Fire at Iraq’s Hyper Mall Kills and Injures Around 50 People WASIT, IRAQ – A devastating fire at the newly opened Hyper Mall in Wasit province has left nearly 50 people dead or injured, according to local officials. The incident occurred late Wednesday night, with emergency response teams working through the early hours to […]
Islamic State (IS) has been attempting just that, according to more than 20 sources, including security and political officials from Syria, Iraq, the U.S. and Europe, as well as diplomats in the region. The group has started reactivating fighters in both countries, identifying targets, distributing weapons and stepping up recruitment and propaganda efforts, the sources […]
Visibility fell to less than one kilometre (barely half a mile) in central and southern cities as the storm cloaked the region in an eerie orange haze, AFP photographers reported. Basra and Najaf airports both closed for the duration of the storm, which began to dissipate on Tuesday morning. Health ministry spokesperson Saif al-Badr said […]
Although Iraq proclaimed in 2017 the defeat of the jihadist group on its territory, IS cells have remained active and carry out sporadic attacks against Iraq’s army and police. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufayi “was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world”, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on social media […]
As per details, over 50 Pakistani pilgrims, who went to Iraq for Chehlum, have been stranded at Baghdad airport from 4 am as the administration failed to return their passports. The Pakistani pilgrims said their Islamabad-bound flight departed at 9 am, but they were not allowed to board as their passports, which were taken by […]
Two Katyusha rockets were fired at al Asad airbase in western Iraq, two Iraqi security sources said. One Iraqi security source said the rockets fell inside the base. It was unclear whether the attack was linked to threats by Iran to retaliate over the killing of the Hamas leader. The US officials, who spoke to […]
King Charles III, as he is now known, automatically became the head of the monarchy the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth II died. Aged 73, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history The British royal family are constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but when it comes to the Middle East […]
A civilian contractor was killed and five others were wounded in a rocket attack Monday; at a U.S.-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq that also left a U.S. service member with a concussion; according to U.S. officials. Three rockets landed inside the base while others fell on residential areas nearby which witnesses told local […]
